(2) Tinting material may be applied to the side and rear windows of a motor vehicle if:
(a) The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more;
(b) The tinting material has a light reflectance of 13 percent or less; and
(c) The total light transmittance through the window with the tinting material applied is 35 percent or more.
(3) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to the top six inches of a windshield. Tinting material may not be applied to any other portion of the windshield.
(4) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to all windows of a multipurpose passenger vehicle that are behind the driver. This subsection applies only to vehicles that are equipped with rearview mirrors on each side of the vehicle. The windows as tinted shall meet the requirements for AS-3 glazing material established by federal regulation. For purposes of this subsection, a "multipurpose passenger vehicle" is a motor vehicle with motive power that is designed to carry 10 or fewer persons and is constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.
(5) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to the side and rear windows of a vehicle registered in the name of a person, or the person’s legal guardian, if the person has any of the following documents signed by a validly licensed physician or optometrist stating that the person or another person in the person’s household has a physical condition requiring window tinting that produces a lower light transmittance than allowed by this section:
(a) An affidavit.
(b) A prescription.
(c) A letter on the practitioner’s letterhead.
(6) The document required by subsection (5) of this section shall be kept in the vehicle and shall be shown to a police officer who inquires about the tint.
(7) There are no light transmittance requirements for glazing materials applied to AS-3 type windows.
(8) The following types of tinting material are not permitted:
(a) Mirror finish products.
(b) Red, gold, yellow, amber or black material.
(c) Tinting material that is in liquid preapplication form and is brushed or sprayed on.
(9) Each person who installs window tinting material in compliance with this section shall give the person who requested the installation a certificate stating:
(a) The name and address of the person who installed the tint;
(b) The light transmittance of the tinting material;
(c) The light reflectance of the tinting material; and
(d) That the total light transmittance through each window with the tinting material applied is not less than 35 percent.
(10) The certificate issued under subsection (9) of this section shall be kept in the motor vehicle and shall be shown to a police officer who inquires about the tint.
(11) Prohibitions and penalties related to the standards established under this section are provided under ORS 815.222. [1995 c.263 §2; 2003 c.158 §8; 2015 c.579 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Chapter 815 - Vehicle Equipment Generally
Section 815.010 - Compliance with standards for equipment; federal standards to supersede state.
Section 815.020 - Operation of unsafe vehicle; penalty.
Section 815.025 - Causing unreasonable noise with vehicle; penalty.
Section 815.030 - State vehicle equipment standards.
Section 815.040 - Standards for window and windshield material.
Section 815.045 - Rules for use of traction tires, retractable studded tires and chains; signs.
Section 815.055 - Rules establishing standards for safety belts, harnesses and child safety systems.
Section 815.060 - Rules establishing standards for slow-moving vehicle emblems.
Section 815.075 - Selling vehicles or equipment that violates rules; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.085 - Servicing with or selling unapproved brake fluid; penalty.
Section 815.090 - Replacement of vehicle windows with unapproved material; penalty.
Section 815.100 - Operation of vehicle that violates equipment rules; penalty.
Section 815.105 - Exemptions from equipment requirements.
Section 815.107 - Exemption from equipment requirements for street rods.
Section 815.109 - Exemption from equipment requirements for racing activity vehicles.
Section 815.110 - Requirements for and use of slow-moving vehicle emblem.
Section 815.115 - Violation of emblem requirements; penalty.
Section 815.120 - Exemptions from emblem requirements.
Section 815.125 - Requirements and standards.
Section 815.130 - Improper brakes; penalty.
Section 815.135 - Exemptions from brake requirements.
Section 815.140 - Failure to use vehicle traction tires or chains; penalty.
Section 815.142 - Failure to carry vehicle traction tires or chains; penalty.
Section 815.145 - Exemptions from traction tire or chains requirement.
Section 815.155 - Unlawful use of device without wheels; exemptions; civil liability; penalty.
Section 815.160 - Unlawful use of metal objects on tires; civil liability; penalty.
Section 815.165 - Exemptions from prohibition on tires with metal objects.
Section 815.167 - Prohibition on selling studs other than lightweight studs; exemption.
Section 815.170 - Operation without pneumatic tires; civil liability; penalty.
Section 815.175 - Exemptions from pneumatic tire requirement.
Section 815.182 - Kinds of fenders or mudguards required for specified vehicles; placement.
Section 815.185 - Operation without proper fenders or mudguards; penalty.
Section 815.190 - Exemptions from mudguard and fender requirements.
Section 815.195 - Requirements and standards.
Section 815.200 - Violation of visible emission limits; penalty.
Section 815.205 - Exemptions from visible emission limits.
Section 815.210 - Operation of vehicle without approved material in windows; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.215 - Failure to have windshield wipers; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.220 - Obstruction of vehicle windows; penalty.
Section 815.221 - Tinting; authorized and prohibited materials; certificate.
Section 815.222 - Illegal window tinting; dismissal; penalty.
Section 815.225 - Violation of use limits on sound equipment; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.230 - Violation of sound equipment requirements; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.232 - Unreasonable sound amplification from a vehicle; penalty.
Section 815.233 - Enhancement of penalty for violation of ORS 815.232.
Section 815.235 - Operation without rearview mirror; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.237 - Forward crossview mirror; failure to inspect; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.240 - Unlawful use of image display device; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.245 - Violation of minimum clearance requirements for passenger vehicles; penalty.
Section 815.250 - Operation without proper exhaust system; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.255 - Operation of vehicle for hire without speedometer; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.270 - Operating vehicle that is loaded or equipped to obstruct driver; penalty.
Section 815.275 - Failure to mark end of load with light or flag when required; penalty.
Section 815.280 - Violation of bicycle equipment requirements; penalty.
Section 815.282 - Operating motorized wheelchair on bicycle lane without proper lighting equipment.
Section 815.283 - Violation of motor assisted scooter equipment requirements; penalty.
Section 815.285 - Failure to carry roadside vehicle warning devices; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.290 - Exemptions from equipment requirements.
Section 815.295 - Failure to have required pollution control equipment; exemptions; penalty.
Section 815.300 - Exemptions from requirement to be equipped with pollution control system.
Section 815.305 - Disconnection or alteration of pollution control equipment; penalty.
Section 815.310 - Proof of compliance with requirements.
Section 815.315 - Use of improper certificate for pollution control system; penalty.
Section 815.320 - Unlawful certification of compliance with pollution control requirements; penalty.
Section 815.405 - Department review of odometer disclosure statements.
Section 815.410 - Illegal odometer tampering; prohibition; exceptions; civil action; penalty.
Section 815.415 - Unlawful repair of odometer; rules; civil action; penalty.
Section 815.420 - Unlawfully removing odometer repair notice; penalty.
Section 815.425 - Failure to submit odometer disclosure; penalty.
Section 815.430 - Submitting false odometer disclosure; penalty.
Section 815.445 - Authority to use traffic control signal operating devices; costs.
Section 815.555 - Tampering with a vehicle metering system; penalty.